2006 Subaru Forester Electrical System Problems
- 4
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 4 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Purchased in ak in 2007. Approximately 13,000 miles on engine. Paperwork listed entry-point: hawaii. Current 2016 mileage: less than 60,000. Ongoing intermittent problems since purchase: doors' locks electronic-responses unpredictably fail. Sometimes they work; other times locks must be opened manually. (side note: windows rattle distinctly when opening and closing doors; windows and doors have always felt too…
ODI 10863821
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. The contact stated that a fire started in the rear of the vehicle by the tail lights. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and determined to be destroyed. The dealer stated that the wiring harness by the rear passenger side light and under the spare tire caught fire and burn the rear of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 82,000.
Fire reported
ODI 10704456
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System
I arrived at my house on 8/26/2012 at 8:00 pm, parked my car in the garage of my house and went to sleep. At 2:00 am i heard an explosion, went outside of my house to verify what it was and found my forester in fire. With the help of my neighbors we control the fire within an hour. Serious consequences came out of the fire; the car was declared total loss, another car parked in front of the forester suffer a lot of…
Fire reported
ODI 10515925
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, he noticed that all of the warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. Within seconds, sparks were emitted from the instrument panel and the contact could smell burning. The contact turned off the engine and exited the vehicle. No one was injured. The fire department was called and extinguished the small fire. The…
Fire reported
ODI 10472384